Low temperature tolerance of human embryonic stem cells

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 124-129

  Boon, Chin Heng ^a   Vinoth, Kumar Jayaseelan ^a   Liu, Hua ^a   Hande, Manoor Prakash ^b   Cao, Tong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Human embryonic; Low temperature; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTROMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LOW TEMPERATURE; METAPHASE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE; TELOMERE;

EID: 33749523898     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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